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Anonymousabout 3 hours ago

Counter-terrorism police opened an investigation into a deliberate fire at the former East London Central Synagogue in Whitechapel on 5 May 2026, the latest in a series of antisemitic arson and stabbing attacks across London since March that have been claimed by HAYI, a group suspected of ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The UK government has declared antisemitism an emergency, raised the national threat level to "severe," pledged £58 million in protective funding, and announced plans to fast-track legislation to proscribe the IRGC.